15 Best Rap Songs About Weed

Music helps to set the mood for any situation. We all have our perfect playlist for working out, cooking, creating, and now, smoking. If you’ve been looking for the best songs to listen to during a session, look no further. While some of these artists might be unheard of by the younger listeners, do yourself a favor and become familiarized with hip-hop history. Otherwise, you’ll be missing out on some of the most iconic cannabis anthems to ever hit the airwaves. These 15 rap songs are exactly what you need to get in the mood to indulge in a little cannabis, as if encouragement is ever needed.

1. “The Next Episode” by Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg

This old school rap is the perfect anthem to kick off this list. Not only does it embody the use of cannabis in nearly every line, Snoop Dogg is the king of cannabis, so who else would we look to for the perfect smoking song?

Accompanied by Dr. Dre, “The Next Episode” is just one of those songs everyone seems to know, despite age or generational gaps.

2. “How High” by Method Man

A bit more on the raunchy side, when it comes to cannabis tunes, but with lines like “It’s the funk doctor spock smoking Buddha on a train,” how could we not include this track on our list?

Somehow, the old school artists just seem to incorporate cannabis use in a much more creative way than many of today’s mainstream artists.

3. “Young, Wild & Free” by Snoop Dogg and Wiz Khalifa

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A few years ago, you couldn’t go anywhere without hearing this song blaring from the speakers. Everyone know so the catchy course that starts off with, “So what we get drunk? So what we smoke weed? We’re just having fun and we don’t care who sees.”

This literally became the anthem of my generation, who were sick and tired of people looking down on us for our partying ways. Because we all know when you’re young, there’s nothing more important than being wild and free.

4. “Hit From The Bong” by Cypress Hill

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Taking it way back to the days of Cypress Hill, some of the younger listeners might not even be aware of this iconic cannabis band, but they should be.

If you’ve never heard their weed-smoking tracks, I suggest you start with this one.

7. “Pussy, Money, Weed” by Lil Wayne

Lil Wayne is a master of all things rap, so this song appearing on the list should come as no surprise to his faithful followers. “Pussy, Money, Weed,” is a listing of all the things Wayne loves, and in that order, too.

When I was in high school, you weren’t cool unless you listened to this song at least 15 times a day. I still get chills when I hear the all-too-familiar interlude.

10. “PMW” by A$AP Rocky

Okay, so it would seem these lyrics are little bit ripped off from Lil Wayne’s “Pussy, Money, Weed,” however, maybe A$AP Rocky just loves the same things.

While the track is a great smoking anthem, I do wish he could have been a little more creative with the chorus, even using the same type of chopped and screwed sounds featured on Wayne’s track. That’s okay, Rocky, we still love you anyway.

12. “I’m High” by T-Pain

Ahh, T-Pain, there’s just something about his voice that gets you in the mood to get up and dance, or in this case, sit down and smoke. “I’m High” is my personal favorite cannabis-consuming song that never goes out of style, even if it’s nearly 10 years old. Do yourselves a favor and listen to this motivational track.

13. “Weed Got Me Crazy” By Tupac

Of course, we can’t leave hip-hop royalty, Tupac, off our list. Before his passing, Tupac was a huge advocate for cannabis legalization and indulged frequently. He loved to blaze up before a session and has even said it helped to enhance his creative flow.

Tupac might have been a cold-hearted beast in the studio, but he definitely had a softer side when it came to the things he loved and felt passionate about.

14. “Because I Got High” by Afro Man

Who doesn’t know this song? I swear, you must live under a rock if you’ve never heard someone sing this line in reference to forgetting to do something.

While it might not paint cannabis users in the best light, “Because I Got High” is one of those fun-timey songs we all over to sing along to. “I was gonna clean my room, but then I got high…la da da da da…”